Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, Mr Bett said a spot check throughout the country had shown that many businessmen and farmers are hoarding maize expecting a major rise in the price of maize flour. It is because farmers and top businessmen are hoarding maize,” he said. He said that those hoarding maize will be beaten in their own game when the government starts importing maize at the end of the week. MAIZE FLOUR PRICES RISINGHe said that the price of maize flour has started rising and warned millers that it has to remain at an agreed ceiling in order to protect the consumer who is the ordinary citizen. “I have met millers and urged them not to increase the maize flour prices because this will hurt wananchi a lot.

Source: Daily Nation January 24, 2017 09:28 UTC